Hello Knitters!
And like this, it’s May! I’m very excited to reveal this month’s colorway so here we go!
The theme for May is floral. I was inspired by the beautiful flowers blossoming around us at this time of year. All the flowers that inspired me have not blossomed yet but that colour association of flamboyant oranges, delicate pinks and peach and intense purple is one of my favorite ever. The colorway this month is very personal, both in terms of colours and inspiration. The moodboard is a total explosion of colours! From Snapdragon Azaleas that give the colorway its name, to tulips, renunculus and anemones… the most beautiful colours are definitely the ones Nature keeps giving us each spring.
Here’s a peak at the moodboard:
The colorway I created based on this inspiration is “Snapdragon”:
“Snapdragon” starts as a peachy base with swirls of orange and warm yellow, on which I layered different shades of intense purple, pink, orange and yellow. I then went a bit wild on the speckles in the same family of colours, with a final dusting of green to spice things up! My signature fluo yellow and pink are also part of the fiesta, although this time around they’re quite at home and blend in beautifully.
“Snapdragon” is available across my usual five sock bases both as ready to ship and as short pre-orders when the ready to ship stock has sold out (1 to 2 weeks turnaround) : from right to left, BFL Fingering, Stellina Fingering, Extrafine Fingering, MCN Fingering & Lurex Fingering.
The pattern I choose to pair with “Snapdragon” is the “Sostre” socks by Lucienne Tricote. Elise aka Lucienne Tricote is a very talented French designer and her latest sock pattern is sheer perfection: the mock cables allover pattern and fleegle heel with centered increases makes this toe up sock an enjoyable knit and a match made in heaven for Snapdragon.
This time, the May pair of socks is already knitted up, thanks to my friend Laetitia! She offered to sample knit the Almanach socks for me and I gladly accepted as I was despairing to be able to knit myself a complete pair of socks in the space of a month. Now I can lay back and enjoy whatever I’m knitting on without pressure! THANK YOU LAETITIA! And last but legit not least, you get to see the result of the yarn knitted up and how the pattern I chose looks in it. Just peachy!
In my latest podcast episode, Inspirations S2 Ep15, I’m presenting the '“Snapdragon” colorway as well as the pattern of the month in more details. You can check it here and order your skeins in the Etsy shop below, in the '“Almanach” section.
Happy knitting!